Curtain-fixture.



A. DEMING. CURAIN FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED IAN. 8. 1917.

1,231,336 l Patented June 26, 1917.

ADDIE DEIVIING, OF -WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA.

CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2n, i917.

Application led January 8, 1917. Serial No. 141,147.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, nonni DEMING, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing` at lilindsor, in the county of Essex and ProvinceofOntario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new andusefullmprovenients in Curtain-Fixtures, of which the following is aspecification, reference Another object of my invention is t-o fur-Vnish a window frame with a novelsupport for the confronting free ends of`pivoted curtain rods, thus preventing the rods from sagging or bendingdue tothe vweight of curtains, portires, or draperies Vsuspendedtherefrom.

A further object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable,inexpensive and easily adjusted and installed curtain fixture that canbe readily finished to harmonize with its support and present a neat andattractive appearance in a room or other compartment.

I attain the above and other objects by a mechanical construction thatwill be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, andreference will now be had to the drawings, wherein- Figure l is aperspective view of a curtain fixture, without curtains, and with one ofthe pivoted rods swung to one side;

Fig. 2 is a plan of a curtain fixture with the pivoted rods in a. closedposition;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a curtain fixture provided with sets ofcurtains;

Fig. 4i is a front elevation of a portion of the fixture;

Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portionof the fixture illustrating a slightmodication of my invention, and

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of a curtain rod showing one way ofattaching curtains to the same.

In the drawing, thc reference m'lmeral l denotes a portion of a window,door or alcove frame and mounted at the sides of the frame, in vertical.alinenient, are sets of bearings each bearing consisting of a plateadapted to be attached to the frame l by screws or other fasteningmeans, and a projeeting aperturcd lug at the upper edge of the plate.

Pivoted in the bearings 2 are curtain rods, comprising verticallydisposed shank portions 8 journaled in the bearings i2, with crankportions -l and 5 at the ends thereof. The crank portion d at the lowerend of the curtainrod servos as a handle by which the shank portion 3may be easily turned in the bearings 2, and the crank portion 5 is ofgreater length than the crank portion i so that when the curtain rod isin a closed positi-on the crank portion 5 will support a lateral portion6 of said rod away from the lintel or upper railof the frame l. Asshown,the` crank portion or handle 4: is in a vertical plane parallelwith the plane of the lateral portion G, so that when it is desired toswing the lateral portion 6 to an open position, as shown in Fig. l, asimilar movement is imparted to the crank or handle a. The long crankportion 5 of the rod normally rests upon the uppermost bearing 2 and thecrank portion or handle 4L is suficiently removed from the lowermostbearing 2 to permit of the shank portion 3 of the rod being shiftedvertically to facilitate moving the lateral portion 6 of the rod, aswill hereinafter appear.

Attached to the lintel or upper rail of the frame l, intermediate theends thereof, is

the plate 7 of a bracket arm 8 said plate being connected to the frameby screws or other fastening means. The bracket arm S projects outwardlyfrom the frame and has the outer end thereof provided with a cornpoundcurved or grooved support or ledge 9 adapted to receive and hold theconfronting ends of the lateral portions 6 of the curtain rods. lVhenthe curtain rods are swung to a closed position, the lateral endsthereof engage and ride over a cam surface 10 forming part of thesupport 9 and in doing so the curtain rods are slightly elevated, buteventually have the ends thereof seat in the grooved portion of thesupport 9. This support cooperates with the uppermost bearings 2infirmly holding the lateral portions 6 of the curtainrods, so that one ormore curtuns may be suspended from each rod. `For instance7 in Figs. 3and 6 of the drawings, there are shown curtains 11 having cases 12 toreceive the lateral portions 6 ot' the eurtain rods, and these curtainsmay be in the form of marginal decorations at the sides and top of thewindow trame, while additional curtains, portires or draperies 13 may besuitably attached, for instance by stitches or pins, to the eases 12,whereby the fixture will have a highly decorative effect. To prevent thecurtains of each rod from becoming accidentally displaced when the rodsare swung to an open position, the ends of the lateral portions 6 areprovided with spaced openings or apertures 14 for Cotter pins 15 orsimilar retaining members, and these Cotter pins are set in suiiicientlyfrom the ends of the lateral rod portions 6 so as not to interfere withthe ends of the rods riding on to and seating in the support 9.

For fear that a gust of wind may aeei dentally open the curtains, I mayprovide the upper ends of the shank portions 3 of the rods, below theuppermost bearings 2, with coiled compression springs 16 engaging theuppermost bearings 2 and cross heads 17 carried by the shank portions 3.The eX- pansive force of these small springs will hold the shank portion5 seated upon the uppermost bearings 2 with the ends of the lateralportion 6 seated in the support 9. To open the curtain rods it will thenbe necessary t0 slightly elevate the same whereby the confronting endsof the rods mayY freely ride out of engagement with the central support9. Y

It is thought that the operation and utility of the curtain rods willbeapparent with; out further description, and while in the drawings thereare illustrated the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to beunderstood that the structural elements are susceptible to suchvariations and modiiications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

lWhat I claim is A curtain fixture comprising vertically aliningbearings adapted for attachment to the sides of a frame, a supportadapted for attachment to the top of the frame, one

piece curtain rods having shank portions j ournaled in said bearings andcranks at the ends of the shank portions of said rods with lateralcurtain supporting portions carried by some of said cranks and adaptedto en-V gage said support, pins in the lateral curtain supportingportions of said rods adapted for retaining curtains in engagementtherewith, and springs on the shank portions of said rods holding thecurtain supporting portions thereof normally seated on'said support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ADDIE DEMNG.

. Witnesses:

KARL H. BUTLER, ANNA M. Dorm.

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